3 injured in suspected DUI head-on crash

NORTH COUNTY  Three people were injured in a head-on collision Friday night on state Route 78 in the San Pasqual area, including a 40-year-old man suspected of driving under the influence, San Diego police said.

The crash was reported about 7:35 p.m. about a mile west of Ramona Highlands, just east of the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

The California Highway Patrol closed the roadway in the area for several hours as officers investigated. Westbound traffic was detoured at Bandy Canyon, and eastbound traffic at Haverford Road in Ramona.

The man, whose name was not yet released, was driving a Toyota pickup westbound on Route 78 when the truck swerved into the eastbound lane and struck a Nissan Xterra, San Diego police Officer David Stafford said.

The Nissan driver, a woman in her 30s, suffered a serious jaw injury. One of her two passengers had a minor injury. The driver and passenger were transported to a hospital.

The pickup driver was taken to a hospital with a leg fracture. He will be charged with felony DUI, Stafford said.